Repotting bonsai the hard way!

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  • Опубликовано: 17 фев 2024
  • How do you repot a bonsai that has not been repot for a long time? Roots solid as wood that you cannot get out of the pot? At some point you just have to break the pot, and rethink your bonsai.
    Yes, for this tree, this was the only way.
    This tree had been in this pot for a long time, and the roots hd more or less fused. After trying to remove it from the pot the normal routes, we decided breaking the pot was the only way. The rootball was solid, and we had to split it off, after which a new route for the tree was choosen. It was a good class to see this level of repot up-close and learn more about the limits.

Комментарии • 48

  • @TheWishDragon
    @TheWishDragon 3 месяца назад +2

    Entertaining and informative! Sometimes drastic measures must be taken. I find it strange that some people are reacting so negatively to this plant that they don't even own it. As long as the tree is healthy and the owner is happy, it's all good. Thank you for sharing, Jelle!

  • @johnrb9397
    @johnrb9397 5 месяцев назад +11

    Not too many pots were harmed in the making of this video 😅

  • @hashiramabonsai
    @hashiramabonsai 5 месяцев назад +2

    I bet this was rock solid😂 great job!

  • @jasonhorton1973
    @jasonhorton1973 5 месяцев назад +3

    This is exactly why I have to repot my larch every year😅👍🏻

  • @XaviersBonsaiRetreat
    @XaviersBonsaiRetreat 5 месяцев назад +1

    Fun to watch but I bet it is a good looking tree too

    • @GrowingBonsai
      @GrowingBonsai  5 месяцев назад +1

      :) It was a little neglected

  • @makingconnections777
    @makingconnections777 3 месяца назад

    Now repair the pot and put gold leaf on all the cracks. Kintsugi

  • @Bonsaicrazy
    @Bonsaicrazy 5 месяцев назад +1

    Not too pot bound 👊😂😂

  • @garlanddavidson6845
    @garlanddavidson6845 2 месяца назад

    Poor pot 😔was it really root bound enough to do that much damage 🫤could’ve been salvable really look like a really good cascading pot 😢

    • @GrowingBonsai
      @GrowingBonsai  2 месяца назад

      Yeah, it really was the only way.

  • @1marcelo
    @1marcelo 5 месяцев назад +1

    I can't wait for your video: pruning with a chainsaw

    • @GrowingBonsai
      @GrowingBonsai  5 месяцев назад

      sorry, when I did the olive pruning by chainsaw, i was not recording video yet

  • @Kivrekab
    @Kivrekab 5 месяцев назад +5

    this is not the way

    • @GrowingBonsai
      @GrowingBonsai  5 месяцев назад +6

      Thank you for asking.
      This tree had not been repotted for nearly a decade and with 4 persons we could not get it out. The rootball was completely wooden. This was part of a workshop on recovering old underworked trees. In the end we had to chisel part of the rootball off.
      Yes, for this treee, this was the only way.

    • @akindofmagick1
      @akindofmagick1 5 месяцев назад +2

      Still, a very funny comment!!! Had me laughing out loud!🤣 😂

  • @t3dwards13
    @t3dwards13 5 месяцев назад

    The title was correct! Hard to watch. Lol Poor pot!

    • @GrowingBonsai
      @GrowingBonsai  5 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah, I was really surprised when this ended up being the only way. But I guess that was the whole idea of this tree being brought into the workshop.

  • @DeciduousSnurb
    @DeciduousSnurb 5 месяцев назад

    I guess the tree was initially supposed to be a cascade style but looks like it back budded along the trunk and neglected?
    What species is this? If you know.

    • @GrowingBonsai
      @GrowingBonsai  5 месяцев назад

      Exactly. I am not sure which species. I hope to go out to the nursery again soon and will look for the tree; I think they would not sell it within a season.

  • @theoschmitt3037
    @theoschmitt3037 5 месяцев назад

    Zu lange gewartet😢😂

    • @GrowingBonsai
      @GrowingBonsai  5 месяцев назад +2

      glucklicherweise nicht mein Baum

  • @seth6700
    @seth6700 5 месяцев назад +1

    This is more like Banzai not Bonsai!

    • @GrowingBonsai
      @GrowingBonsai  5 месяцев назад +2

      Thank you for asking.
      This tree had not been repotted for nearly a decade and with 4 persons we could not get it out. The rootball was completely wooden. This was part of a workshop on recovering old underworked trees. In the end we had to chisel part of the rootball off.
      Yes, for this treee, this was the only way.

    • @GrowingBonsai
      @GrowingBonsai  5 месяцев назад +2

      Well, sometimes the measures needed are harsh. This had not been repotted so long that we could find an alternative. Was a very good learning moment I found

    • @seth6700
      @seth6700 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@GrowingBonsaia decade? I think you need to get a different hobby you cannot provide the level of care trees like this need. Instead just plan it in the ground in a decade later you'll have some shade

    • @t3dwards13
      @t3dwards13 5 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@seth6700 It wasn't his personal tree. Lol

    • @GrowingBonsai
      @GrowingBonsai  5 месяцев назад +3

      Seth, learn how to read. This was a class on how to deal with dificult to repot trees, so that the class of bonsai teachers-to-be get a feel for what measures sometimes are needed. I amm pretty able to care for my trees thank you.

  • @wlfwlker3704
    @wlfwlker3704 5 месяцев назад

    Holy Crp!😂

    • @GrowingBonsai
      @GrowingBonsai  5 месяцев назад +1

      pretty much my thought. At first I thought he was joking!

  • @rickcolvin7507
    @rickcolvin7507 5 месяцев назад

    When is best time to prune Brazil rain tree

    • @GrowingBonsai
      @GrowingBonsai  5 месяцев назад

      I prune them just before they come inside for winter, but that is a logistics thing. I am not sure what is optimal. A spring-prune before the new growth in spring starts seems reasonable

  • @someonewithaguitar
    @someonewithaguitar 5 месяцев назад +1

    I'd like to see evidence that it survived

    • @GrowingBonsai
      @GrowingBonsai  5 месяцев назад +4

      The tree was not mine (It was the owner working the tree). If I go back to the place where this workshop took place, I will see if I can find it between their masses of trees.

    • @someonewithaguitar
      @someonewithaguitar 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@GrowingBonsai honestly it's impressive of both the artists and the tree that all that hammering is survivable

    • @GrowingBonsai
      @GrowingBonsai  5 месяцев назад +2

      In the end, a tree does not need all the roots to survive. A regular repot we also remove a large part of the roots. Here the method feels a little crude (But then again, I have seen people use large saws to remove the bottom half of a rootball!)

  • @zubairhussain888
    @zubairhussain888 3 месяца назад

    I definitely wont ask you to help me move house!

    • @GrowingBonsai
      @GrowingBonsai  3 месяца назад +1

      Good, because I will not help.

  • @white_isnt_a_race2338
    @white_isnt_a_race2338 5 месяцев назад

    Well…. It wasn’t bonsai when they were repotting it…. So false advertising

    • @GrowingBonsai
      @GrowingBonsai  5 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you for asking.
      This tree had not been repotted for nearly a decade and with 4 persons we could not get it out. The rootball was completely wooden. This was part of a workshop on recovering old underworked trees. In the end we had to chisel part of the rootball off.
      Yes, for this treee, this was the only way.

    • @GrowingBonsai
      @GrowingBonsai  5 месяцев назад +2

      interesting position to take.

    • @white_isnt_a_race2338
      @white_isnt_a_race2338 5 месяцев назад

      @@GrowingBonsai I’m not saying it wasn’t the only way because obviously it was but prior to you treating it. It was not considered bonsai it was just a root bound plant.

    • @white_isnt_a_race2338
      @white_isnt_a_race2338 5 месяцев назад

      @@GrowingBonsai you mean… the factual position??

  • @kirliyapag1641
    @kirliyapag1641 5 месяцев назад

    Not worth the effort and pot for such a tree.

    • @GrowingBonsai
      @GrowingBonsai  5 месяцев назад +1

      the owner who had grown this for decades disagrees. It does need a bit of tlc, but for an old tree, a restoration is wort it?

    • @kirliyapag1641
      @kirliyapag1641 5 месяцев назад

      @@GrowingBonsai I just meant pot is more valuable than the tree at the current situation.